Estimate

Enter or select the number the system uses to identify this estimate. When you are adding a new estimate, the system automatically generates the next available estimate number and displays it in this field. Estimate numbers must be unique throughout the system. For example, an estimate and a customer order may not share the same number.

If you use an estimate prefix (set up in Order Entry Parameters), when incrementing estimate numbers the system looks for the last number that begins with the prefix and ends with a digit and increments it by 1. The system ignores numbers that contain alphabetic characters after the prefix. If you do not use a prefix, the system looks for the largest estimate number and increments it by one.